Vinyl pressings
by Bob Newhart · 1961
Behind The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
8595-1B IIRunout side A - stamped; II etched, variant 1
8596-1A IIRunout side B - stamped; II etched, variant 1
8595-1B IRunout side A - stamped; I etched, variant 2
8596-1D IRunout side B - stamped; I etched, variant 2
R 8595-X US PAT # RE 23,946 6 B PAT # 713,418Side A Stamped [-X Etched]
R 8596 US PAT # RE 23,946 G B PAT # 713,418Side B Stamped
8595Label Side A
8596Label Side B
MX134369 W1417-1Runout Side A
MX134370 W+1417-2Runout Side B
MX134369Label Side A
MX134370Label Side B
R 8595Side A stamped
R 8596Side B stamped
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1417 / Bob Newhart Publishing Co. W 1417First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1417First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1417First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1417First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1417First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1417First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 4055 / Warner Bros. Records WM.4055LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Midi MID 236LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1417LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1417LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1417LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records 4055Mono, LP · Mono | Mono, LP · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Behind The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1417.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1417, WS 1417) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8595-1B II and 8596-1A II. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
